Russ Greene, CrossFit HQ’s Director of Government Relations, uncovered informationindicating the relationship between The Coca-Cola Company and the CDC is far from transparent, so can we really trust the CDC to be forthcoming with information that might link their donors to aspects of the nation’s death rates?

As backup, I also gathered data from the top five cities in America by population.

The Big Five

The most populous cities in America are New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The combined population of all 5 cities is just over 19.1 million people, who represent roughly 6 percent of the U.S. population.

New York City (population 8,550,405)—In 2014, the leading causes of death in New York City were heart disease, cancer, influenza and pneumonia, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diabetes, strokes, accidents, kidney disease, drug overdose and Alzheimer’s disease. The numbers reported here were not too far off the CDC’s statistics.

Chicago (population 2,720,546)—Chicago proved to be very much like New York and Los Angeles despite a media focus on political issues such as firearms and violence. In Chicago, metabolic diseases are responsible for the overwhelming cause of deaths.

Preventable Deaths

This is America. This is what is killing us. And so many of these deaths can be prevented with proper nutrition and exercise—by getting off the carbs and off the couch, as CrossFit Founder Greg Glassman has said.

Violence and natural disasters kill Americans, too, but we can do far more good by focusing our efforts in the kitchen and the gym. The numbers don’t lie.

“In God we trust. All others must bring data.” —W. Edwards Deming

About the Author: Jason Cooper is a registered nurse and the owner of CrossFit Enoch in Conroe, Texas.

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